Do you think MLP:FiM would of gotten as far as it is now without bronies?

[A Glimpse of Everything 129]

Bronies probably are the fuel source for MLP:FiM. As we show the creators of MLP:FiM that we appreciate the show and we want more. I want MLP:FiM to go as far as Pokemon, if not farther. I could watch it for a lifetime.

[MagmaKnight 17]

It probably would still be on the air as it is a show that can appeal too young children too but it would be no where near as popular.

[Winona the Dog 1,981]

It would still exist but without bronies the shows popularity would never have skyrocketed over the internet since 4Chan is tge one responsible for the initial breakout. Bronies is what the show better in my opinion.

[Dusty Soul 2,611]

It probably wouldn't have made such a big impact if there was no fandom.  With the fandom more people are being introduced.  It wouldn't had become a huge pop-culture icon thing.

[Paleopony 690]

It probably would have lasted about as long as it did, even though it would have been a little different without the influence of the bronies.

[Evil Pink One 12,929]

10 minutes ago, Paleopony said:

It probably would have lasted about as long as it did, even though it would have been a little different without the influence of the bronies.

Heck it might've been better... Or Lauren faust might've stayed.

[JMTV99 1,348]

Definitely yes. Lauren Faust is a start, but the fanbase helps accelerate it.

[HedonismBot 217]

I had always assumed that it was the other way around - that the brony community became what it is because the show was, at the time, one of few shows aimed at girls that was of sufficient quality to achieve meaningful all-ages and gender-neutral appeal.

[Fluttershutter 2,107]

I remember there was a lot of talk of ending it with the short season 3, that's why it ended with Twilight becoming a princess, but the fans wanted it to keep going.

[Dark Qiviut 22,160]

1 hour ago, Kujamih said:

Heck it might've been better... Or Lauren faust might've stayed.

Doubt it. Lauren Faust departed from the show because the schedule was too hectic (being from LA in a show from Vancouver), and Hasbro forcing her and her writers to develop the show in a closet-size room only convinced her further.

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As for the 9-year-old OP, bronydom had a major impact on the show. When Season 3 was being developed, DHX assumed that was the end. But after Magical Mystery Cure’s script was submitted for production, Hasbro ordered Season 4, and five more years of G4 soon followed. The fact that MLP became a $650-million brand more than suggests its impact.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,737]

Well pretty much the reason why it got seasons beyond the third one is almost entirely thanks to the success of the show. This does include bronies as they of course were promoting it a lot and if you think about it from the childrens perpective the targeted demographic would see a lot of brony made content that would keep their interest in it. I believe bronies had more impact on the shows performance then we like giving it credit for truly. I mean look at most childrens cartoons most of them are just basic colourful distractions. However anyone can see that mlp had way more passion and ambitions that's partially a nod to the fandom. I mean the voice actors, the writers and animators all became well horse famous in a way they became famous and lets be honest without the fandom would they have gotten the platforms they did. Would say I doubt it, essentially the fandom turned the show into something more then a show it turned it into a family.

[Evil Pink One 12,929]

One reason I stir cleared for it for so long is because of bronies...

[JMTV99 1,348]

6 hours ago, Dark Qiviut said:

Doubt it. Lauren Faust departed from the show because the schedule was too hectic (being from LA in a show from Vancouver), and Hasbro forcing her and her writers to develop the show in a closet-size room only convinced her further.

Not to go off topic, but I did hear about that from Larson's interview with Faust, and yeah, that was a dick move on Hasbro's part.

[Sonic Shimmer 4,116]

Probably. People often forget that the majority of watchers were the actual target audience.

[ohne 407]

i don't think it would have as much season as it did. And the direction of the show would've been wayyy different imo 

Edited September 15, 2021 by yungsparkle7

[Tom Gallagher 33,521]

I don’t think so because the show became very famous because of the bronies. 

[Monsoon 1,648]

I doubt it would've. I predict it would've ended around S3 or S4 without the fandom. 

[dead account 2,703]

I don't think so, no.

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

Probably not but the merchandise would've been ok for a while

[Savygriffs 5,018]

Honestly probably not, but who really knows.

[Rosy Moonlight 367]

I think that if it weren't for Bronies, the show wouldn't have lasted more than 3 seasons and I'm glad it lasted for 9, even when the writing had gotten questionable at times.

[They call me Loyalty 1,941]

Could the the show have gotten so far without being the same show? FiM was a good show at the right time, so it was inevitable people was gonna like it. To some degree, there is a symbiotic relationship between G4 and bronies. As it is the case with many other good shows and their respective fandoms. Of course, I believe the success of the show was in part due to the brony influence. As to what degree, I do not know. But it was enough to warrant having episodes dedicated to the fandom.

[Pony Flutters 530]

The show would probably end after the third season as presumably intended, or at most last four seasons. It probably wouldn't have a lot more adventure plotlines like it did after the first season, and it certainly wouldn't have any iconic fandom nods such as Derpy. In fact, Derpy would've just been a typical background pony with ordinary eyes and no significance, barring her first appearance, if the fandom wasn't around to notice.